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Haluk Bilginer

9 films

Nihat Haluk Bilginer (born 5 June 1954) is a Turkish actor. In addition to his acting career in Turkey, he has also worked in the United Kingdom and remains best known for his role as Mehmet Osman in the television soap opera EastEnders during the 1980s. He has also starred in Hollywood movies as a minor actor. He played a villainous guerrilla leader in the 1987 comedy film Ishtar and a Turkish Mafioso in the 2001 dark comedy film Buffalo Soldiers. In 2018, he played Doctor Sartain in Halloween and in 2023 he starred as the lead in the TV series The Turkish Detective. For his role in Şahsiyet (2018), Bilginer won the Best Actor award at the 47th International Emmy Awards.

Where to Start with Haluk Bilginer

Haluk Bilginer appears in 9 drama films in the Pulse of Cinema catalogue. The highest Pulse-rated are Winter Sleep, Innocence, Cars of the Revolution, a strong place to start exploring Haluk Bilginer's drama work.

Winter Sleep 7.5

Winter Sleep

2014
Innocence 7.7

Innocence

1997
Cars of the Revolution 7.8

Cars of the Revolution

2008

Haluk Bilginer: Drama Films 9

Cars of the Revolution 7.8

Cars of the Revolution

2008
Innocence 7.7

Innocence

1997
Winter Sleep 7.5

Winter Sleep

2014
Güle Güle 7.1

Güle Güle

2000
Killing the Shadows 7.1

Killing the Shadows

2006
Noah Land 6.9

Noah Land

2019
Yan Yana 6.8

Yan Yana

2025
Istanbul Beneath My Wings 6.7

Istanbul Beneath My Wings

1996
Elephants and Grass 6.6

Elephants and Grass

2000

Frequent Collaborators

Güven Kıraç Güven Kıraç 2 films together T Tolga Örnek 1 film together Taner Birsel Taner Birsel 1 film together Halit Ergenç Halit Ergenç 1 film together Vahide Perçin Vahide Perçin 1 film together Zeki Demirkubuz Zeki Demirkubuz 1 film together